The study aims to investigate the extent to what and how the government of Malaysia has been providing educational opportunities for children and young people who are being detained within the prisons institutions since 2013. The study adopted a qualitative methodology by interviewing relevant officials, teachers (educators) as well as young offenders who pursue studies while being imprisoned in Malaysia prisons institutions. In addition, researchers have undertaken some observations towards gaining the data regarding the implementation of the provisions of educational opportunities for children and young people within the Malaysia prisons institutions. In conclusion, the data remarked that, among others; first, many positive efforts were successfully implemented by the Malaysia Prisons Department since 2103 till date particularly towards improving the provision of educational opportunities for children and young people detained in prisons institutions in Malaysia; secondly, .....

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Extensive studies related to womens entrepreneurial motivation are available in the western context, however, only a few studies are found focused on factors that motivate Egyptian women to engage in entrepreneurial activities. The study explores in-depth the motivations behind female entrepreneurs efforts to establish business ventures in Egypt. It analyses the influence of macrosocial realities and cultural values on the motivation for entrepreneurship. The finding demonstrates how post materialism factors motivate Egyptian women to embrace entrepreneurial activity as a way to maintaining personal freedom. The results demonstrate the impact of the Arab patriarchal culture on shaping the Egyptian women motivation. The qualitative research approach is adopted in this study to explore the entrepreneurial motivations of Egyptian women entrepreneurs. Through purposeful sampling, 20 women entrepreneurs were selected from five Egyptian governorates to administer a semi structured interview .....

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This paper aims to identify the constrains faced by female entrepreneurs in Egypt. This study also intends to examine the influence of formal and informal institutional factors on women’s entry into entrepreneurship in Egypt. In addition, to explore the factors enable women entrepreneurs to overcome the barriers they may face. The qualitative research approach was adopted in the study to explore the challenges experienced by Egyptian female entrepreneurs. Purposeful sampling was employed and twenty-five (25) women entrepreneurs were selected from five Egyptian governorates to conduct semi-structured interviews to collect primary data. The findings indicated that the main constraints faced Egyptian women entrepreneurs arise from difficulty in raising capital, socio-culture commitments, sexual harassment, work-family conflict and lack of managerial skills. The study found factors such family-husband support, religious values, personal traits and technological skills are crucial for ove.....

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